Means 'sky, heaven' in Spanish, from the Latin root 'caelum'. Gained popularity in Mexico through the telenovela character María del Cielo, called Cielo, in the 1999 show Por tu amor.
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A soft, celestial nature name popularized by a Mexican telenovela character; modern-feeling and used across Spanish-speaking countries and beyond.
The cultural moment.
Returned to the United States list in 2022 and has climbed each year since, reaching #795 in 2025, its highest rank.